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US-11878653

Authentication device and vehicle having the same

PublishedJanuary 23, 2024
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Technical Abstract

A vehicle including a locking member configured to lock and unlock a door of the vehicle, a manipulation member provided on a handle of the door, a camera configured to obtain an image, a communicator configured to communicate with an external device, and a controller including a facial recognition processor configured to recognize a face based on image information obtained by the camera, and an authentication processor configured to perform a user authentication based on the face information, the controller being configured to obtain distance information of the external device based on a signal received by the communicator, transmit a booting instruction to the facial recognition processor based on the distance information, transmit a facial recognition instruction to the facial recognition processor based on the distance information after the booting is completed, and control operation of the locking member based on user authentication information and a manipulation signal.

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3 claims

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4. The authentication device of claim 1, wherein the communication module is configured to perform at least one of Bluetooth communication (BLU), ultra-wideband communication (UWB), Near Field Communication (NFC), low-frequency communication, and high-frequency communication.

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14. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the authentication processor, the facial recognition processor and the body processor are configured to perform controller area network (CAN) communication with each other.

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16. The vehicle of claim 7, wherein the authentication processor is configured to identify the number of users based on the received face information, and determine that authentication fails in response to the number of identified users being plural.

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Filing Date

June 13, 2022

Publication Date

January 23, 2024

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